George Lee, from Templeogue, Dublin, was an economic analyst and reporter with Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), the public broadcasting service of the Ireland, from 1992. He was appointed Economics Editor with the national broadcaster in 1996.

George was named Irish Journalist of the Year in 1998 after helping uncover a major tax evasion and overcharging scandal at National Irish Bank. He has devised, researched and presented several television series, including 'Moneybox', 'More To Do', and 'Winds of Change'.

Prior to his move into broadcasting, George was Senior Economist at Riada Stockbrokers. He also worked as Treasury Economist with FTI and as an economist with the Central Bank of Ireland.

George is a graduate of University College Dublin and holds an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics. He played Gaelic football with Ballyboden St Enda's

On the 6th of May 2009, George was confirmed as a Fine Gael candidate for the Dublin South bye-election.

George won the Bye-Election on June 5th 2009 on the first count, topping the poll with 53.4% of the vote.

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